More than 100 rally to help after dad's sudden death

Sarah began writing in 2014 and for The Observer in 2015. She left the region in 2017 for a reporting stint at the Sunshine Coast and returned to her hometown one year later. From day one she has had a keen interest in police, court and crime reporting.

UPDATE: MORE than 100 people have rallied to help the family of a Sunshine Coast father who collapsed and died suddenly after suffering a brain aneurysm this month.

Jaye Goss collapsed while getting ready for work on January 12, leaving behind his wife, Katrina, and their two young children, Flynn, 3, and Lachy, 17 months.

"He was a young, fit and healthy man, he didn't have health issues," family friend Michael Cornish said.

"There was no warning - one day he was fine and the next he wasn't."

Mr Goss was an organ donor and death provided a gift of life for four other seriously ill people who received his heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and bone tissue. All four, two men and two women, were now expected to live long and healthy lives.

However, his passing has devastated Katrina, a stay-at-home mum, and his children who, apart from the shock of grief, who now face financially turbulent times as well as emotional trauma.

Mr Cornish set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds to help the family cover funeral and living costs.

Over the past 10 days, the campaign has raised more than $7000, with a goal of $15,000, to help the family.

NO CLOSURE: Katrina McRae-Goss pictured with Jaye, who has since passed away, and their two children, Flynn, 3, and Lachy, 17 months.

INITIAL REPORT: THE sudden death of a once healthy and full-of-life Coast father has left a young family in mourning and utter despair.

When Buderim woman Katrina McR

ae-Goss heard a loud thud coming from the bathroom on January 12, she never expected it would lead to the death of her husband, Jaye Goss.

It was a normal morning in their household, Jaye had gotten up at 5am and went for a shower before heading to work.

The sound made Katrina check in on her children Flynn, 3, and Lachy, 17 months. But when she checked on her husband she found him slumped over in the shower, not breathing.

For the next 22 traumatising minutes Katrina performed CPR on her husband, before the paramedics arrived and took over.

He was rushed to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, then airlifted to Brisbane. The doctors told Katrina her husband had suffered from a sudden brain aneurysm.

After several tests and scans, Jaye was still unresponsive. Doctors said it appeared his brain had completely shut down.

Jaye, just 36 years old, would never hug his children or hold his wife again.

A funeral was held for him at the Buderim Crematorium on January 19, when friends, family and several of his colleagues said their final goodbyes. The story was told by former Coast resident and family friend - Michael Cornish.

Michael Cornish, family friend of Katrina McRae-Goss who lost her husband to a brain aneurysm on January 12.

He said the family's loss was absolutely devastating.

"She just wants him back," Mr Cornish said.

"He was a young, fit and healthy man, he didn't have health issues.

"There was no warning - one day he was fine and the next he wasn't."

But in an incredible twist of fate - Jaye's passing saved four people's lives.

DEVASTATING: Katrina and Jaye pictured on their wedding day (main image) and with their children. Jaye passed away from a sudden brain aneurysm on January 12, leaving his family in utter shock and despair.

His heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and bone tissue were donated to two men and two women - all of whom are now expected to live long and healthy lives.

Mr Cornish said Katrina was a stay-at-home mum and would be facing financial difficulties with Jaye's passing.

To help the family afford the funeral costs and living costs, he created a Go Fund Me page for the community to donate to.

The page has raised more than $4000 already and Mr Cornish said he hoped not only residents but businesses would get involved to support the Coast family.

"She still has a mortgage and children to look after, she has to put food on the table and now has to figure out what she is going to do," he said.